Sunday October 04th, 2020 Memorize: Luke 2:52 « Jesus continued to learn more and more and to grow physically. People liked him, and he pleased God. » Read: Luke 2:41-50 When Jesus was twelve years old, Mary and Joseph took Him to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover Feast, as they had done every year. When the feast was over, his parents returned home with a group of relatives and friends. They...
Saturday October 03rd, 2020 Memorize: John 18:36 « Jesus said, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it belonged to this world, my servants would have fought to keep me from being given over to the Jewish leaders. But my kingdom is from another place.” » Read: Matthew 2:13-23 When the wise men had left, an angel of the Lord warned Joseph in a dream to leave Bethlehem and flee to...
Wednesday September 30th, 2020 Memorize: Matthew 1:23 « The virgin will be pregnant. She will have a son, and they will name him Immanuel.” This name means “God is with us. » Read: Luke 2:21-32 A week after Jesus was born, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem. He was to be dedicated and given the name Jesus—the name the angel had given Him. Joseph and Mary did this to obey God’s...
Sunday September 27th, 2020 Memorize: Psalm 69:30 « I will praise God in a song. I will honor him by giving thanks. » Read: Luke 1:39-56 After the angel had visited Mary and told her that she was going to have a son, she went to visit her cousin, Elizabeth, who had also been promised a son—one who would make the hearts of the people ready to follow Jesus. When Mary came to the house of Elizabeth...
Friday September 25th, 2020 Memorize: James 1:6 «But when you ask God, you must believe. Don’t doubt him. Whoever doubts is like a wave in the sea that is blown up and down by the wind.» Read: Luke 1:18-25 While Zechariah was busy in the Temple, the angel Gabriel appeared to him and told him that his wife would have a son. But because Zechariah was old and his wife could not have children, he...
Thursday September 24th, 2020 Memorize: Colossians 4:2 « Never stop praying. Be ready for anything by praying and being thankful. » Read: Luke 1:8-18 For four hundred years, the Lord had not spoken to the people of Israel. There were no prophets—just a promise of someone who would come to save people from their sins. There was a priest named Zechariah. He was married to Elizabeth. They were good...
Wednesday September 23rd, 2020 Memorize: Revelation 3:5 « Everyone who wins the victory will be dressed in white. I will not remove their names from the book of life. I will say that they belong to me before my Father and before his angels. » Read: Malachi 3:13-18 The Lord spoke to His people through His servant Malachi, saying; “You have said that it is useless to serve God and do what is right...
Tuesday September 22nd, 2020 Memorize: Mark 1:7 « This is what John told the people: “There is someone coming later who is able to do more than I can. I am not good enough to be the slave who stoops down to untie his sandals. » Read: Malachi 3:1-4 The Jews who had returned from Babylon to Judah had restored the Temple in Jerusalem and rebuilt the wall around the city. But as time passed, they...
Monday September 21st, 2020 Memorize: Hebrews 4:16 « Let us feel free to come before God’s throne. So we can receive mercy and grace to help us when we need it. » Read: Esther 7:1-6, Esther 8:3-6, Esther 10:3 Queen Esther had prepared a special banquet for Haman and the king. At the banquet the king asked her, “Tell me what you want and you shall have it.” “All I ask is that I and my people may...
Sunday September 20th, 2020 Memorize: Matthew 23:12 « People who think they are better than others will be made humble. But people who humble themselves will be made great. » Read: Esther 6:1-13 That night, the king couldn’t sleep, so he ordered his servants to read his official diary to him. When they got to the part where Mordecai had saved his life, the king asked whether anything had been...
